Ted Posner

Ted Posner

Ted Posner is Head of National Security and Trade Risk Mitigation at law firm Baker Botts. He advises clients on cross-border transactions, regulatory risk management, and international disputes at the intersection of national security and economic law and policy. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience spanning senior positions in the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government and private practice, Ted helps companies navigate complex regulatory frameworks governing cross-border investment and trade and tariffs. 

Prior to joining Baker Botts, Ted served as the Assistant General Counsel for International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2020-2025). In that role he was responsible for the direction of all legal activities of the Department with regard to a broad range of international economic and financial matters, including matters related to global economic stability and U.S. participation in the G-20; international banking and securities matters; national security and foreign investment in United States (CFIUS); trade and investment matters, particularly in the financial services sector; sovereign debt and development issues; U.S. participation in international financial institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank; and climate finance and legislation and other environmental matters. 

Prior to the U.S. Treasury Department, Ted worked in private law practice and in other U.S. government positions, including: the National Security Council (2008-2009); the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (2002-2008); the U.S. Senate Finance Committee (2001-2002); and Office of Congressman Sander M. Levin (1999-2001). Following his graduation from law school in 1994, Ted clerked for Judge Wilfred Feinberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 

Ted earned his law degree from Yale Law School (1994), his A.B. from Princeton University’s School of Public & International Affairs (1990), and a Certificate of International Studies from the Institut Universitaire De Hautes Etudes Internationales in Geneva (1991).